anyone else nervous about the car?

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AutoXRacer said:
average speed in autocross is like 40 mph...
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I don't know where you're autocrossing.

My last event I hit 85+mph going through the follow through. The average speed for the cars in the top 20 through that section were in the 80s. I hit 4th gear twice on the course.

The only thing that sucked hitting over 85 was the next corner was a hairpin and I had to go all the way back into 1st gear to get through it.
 
Moxhair said:
I don't know where you're autocrossing.

My last event I hit 85+mph going through the follow through. The average speed for the cars in the top 20 through that section were in the 80s. I hit 4th gear twice on the course.

The only thing that sucked hitting over 85 was the next corner was a hairpin and I had to go all the way back into 1st gear to get through it.
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Hehe, where are YOU autocrossing? I've never hit forth at any autocross, not even airport events using a whole landing strip. I hit third at maybe half the autocrosses and the other half I don't even get out of second.
 
I've never had to go out of 2nd at any of the autocrosses around here, except for one event where I almost needed to shift to 3rd.

I wish I could participate in an event where I hit 4th, lol
 
He did say the AVERAGE speed was 40, not the top speed... 85 mph for 2 seconds, 20 mph for 3 seconds... time waited average of 46 mph...
 
Moxhair said:
I don't know where you're autocrossing.

My last event I hit 85+mph going through the follow through. The average speed for the cars in the top 20 through that section were in the 80s. I hit 4th gear twice on the course.

The only thing that sucked hitting over 85 was the next corner was a hairpin and I had to go all the way back into 1st gear to get through it.
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FMOS Racing said:
He did say the AVERAGE speed was 40, not the top speed... 85 mph for 2 seconds, 20 mph for 3 seconds... time waited average of 46 mph...
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OK, OK... :rolleyes: maybe my math was a little off... geez!!

Point is, SCCA official rules (IIRC) is max speed should never exceed 55MPH or so...again IIRC.

In most autocrosses, I usually do not get out of second gear... When the site is larger, then a may briefly shift to 3rd for a few seconds. But I never, ever, been in 4th gear... (lol2)

Anyway, whether you're going 25 or 75...shouldn't our cars take that without something breaking, even if its on a weekend weekly basis for the life of the car...thats the point. (encourage
 
I DO understand that a car used for HPDEs will require more maintenance and possibly some additional repairs, but my MS3 has required almost $2500 worth of warranty repairs after just 26000 miles and one-ONE-HPDE.
 
Moultese said:
I'm not nervous. I have a warranty ;)


But seriously though, it does concern me a bit that people seem to be lightly modifying their car, or push it to it's limits and s*** starts breaking. It's like we're driving the new GT-R or something.
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the new GT-R actaully isnt fragile. the transmissions in the first 1000 were but all the others after that arent.

the people who are complaining about busted transmissions 9 out of 10 times didnt break in the transmissions properly.

there is a guy here in orlando with a GT-R who is running 10's in his GT-R and said his transmission is fine. even with the amount of TQ he's putting down and he said hes using LC launching the s*** out of the car hes putting well over 700ft lbs of tq down.


he actaully said he wants to break his transmission to rebuild it and make it stronger. but it doesnt seem to want to break.

so that shows right there there is nothing wrong with the GT-R or its transmissions. its peoples lack of reading the owners manual and failing to break the transmissions in properly
 
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mordant80 said:
Hehe, where are YOU autocrossing? I've never hit forth at any autocross, not even airport events using a whole landing strip. I hit third at maybe half the autocrosses and the other half I don't even get out of second.
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South West Florida on a old Air Force base. The course is usually over a Mile long. I spend a majority of the time in 3rd gear.
 
Moxhair said:
South West Florida on a old Air Force base. The course is usually over a Mile long. I spend a majority of the time in 3rd gear.
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Over a mile long.. sheesh. I'd be ready to go home just after walking the course. Does sound like a blast to drive though.
 
im nervous cause i was planning on slappin on a fmic tbe intake and a tune... after seeing srt4's evo's sti's and all those cars do it i figured hey if its in the same class why should i have to worry?
 
It would be interesting to see a list of "won't blow your s*** up mods" vs. "you better build your motor and/or get a tune mods" for our cars.

I think an intake, cbe, shifter, and light suspension mods qualify as won't blow your s*** up but what the hell do I know?
 
AutoXRacer said:
Damn, that sounds like fun... Do they allow passengers during competition runs? When is your next event?
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Yes they allow passangers, and the next event is the first weekend of January IIRC

mordant80 said:
Over a mile long.. sheesh. I'd be ready to go home just after walking the course. Does sound like a blast to drive though.
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Walking it is a pain in the ass. I usually have to take my notebook with me because my short term memory sucks, and its even worse after walking a mile.
 
The internet is full of arm chair quarterbacks and half truth hypothesizers.

It's a machine. If you take care of it, it will take care of you. If you beat it like a rented mule, you're going to have a working car for a shorter period of time. If you drive it spiritedly on occasion, don't go buck wild with mods, and fix little things before they become big things...it will love you long time.

Some people have had issues they shouldn't have. (smoking turbos, engine fall outs...) If you keep waiting to be one of those guys, you'll stress yourself out with chicken little syndrome. Your best bet is to sell the car and buy a 10 speed.
 
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